"Daddy is out there."
"Is he?" cried Hal. "Did he come home early?"
"Yes, on purpose to hoe among his tomatoes, I think he is cutting down the
weeds which grew very fast since the last rain we had."
"Our parts of the garden are all right," said Hal. "My corn doesn't need
hoeing."
"Nor my beans," said Mab. "But let's go out and see Daddy, Hal. Maybe
he'll tell us something new about the garden."
"Well, where are your hoes, toodlekins?" called Daddy Blake, when he saw
the two children coming toward him.
"There aren't any weeds in my corn," said Hal.
"Nor in my beans," added Mab.
"Not very many, it is true," said Daddy Blake. "But still there are some,
and if you cut down the weeds when they are small, and when there are not
many of them, you will find it easier to keep your garden looking neat,
and, at the same time, make sure your crops will grow better, than if you
wait and only hoe when the weeds are big.
"Gardens should be made to look nice, as well as be made free from weeds
just because it is a good thing for the plants," went on Daddy Blake. "A
good gardener takes pride in his garden. He wants to see every weed cut
down.
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